Despite missing defensive stalwart Andrew Bogut, the resilient Golden State Warriors have pushed the Los Angeles Clippers all the way to a Game 7. Can they complete the stunning upset in LA, or will the Clippers make their impressive homecourt advantage count?
The Clippers, to their credit, have been dealing well with one of the most disturbing stories in NBA history. Winning this game would be everything for the Clippers players. Make it mean a lot for yourself with a Top Bet betting account, and read on for everything you need to get into this outstanding Game 7 action.
[sc:NBAArticles ]Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Clippers Round 1, Game 7 Betting Preview
Series Schedule & Results
Game 1 – April 19, Golden State 109 Los Angeles 105
Game 2 – April 21, Golden State 98 Los Angeles 138
Game 3 – April 24, Golden State 96 Los Angeles 98
Game 4 – April 27, Los Angeles 97 Golden State 118
Game 5– April 29, Golden State 103 Los Angeles 113
Game 6 – May 1, Los Angeles 99 Golden State 100
Game 7 – May 3, 10:30 PM ET – Golden State (+7) at Los Angeles (-7); total 209.5 – view all NBA lines
Betting on the Golden State Warriors
Andrew Bogut’s absence should’ve been the death sentence for the Warriors; the Clippers were supposed to just overpower them inside en route to an easy series win. Well, six games have passed and the Warriors are still alive, and they’ve been the ones doing the dominating in the paint.
[sc:NBA240banner ]Thanks to the tireless effort of David Lee and Draymond Green, the Warriors had outrebounded the bigger Clippers in the first five games before getting outrebounded in Game 6, which they still won. Golden State has also scored 108 more points in the paint than LA over the course of the series.
Six games have also passed, and the Warriors have still not gotten a game where Splash Brothers, Stephen Curry (21.3 PPG) and Klay Thompson (16.7 PPG), have both played really well.
It was Curry’s turn to lead the team in Game 6 with 24 points; Thompson (nine points) once again went missing and has been up-and-down all series long. If his pattern holds up though, expect him to play big in Game 7. The over is 5-0 in the Warriors’ last five road games.
Betting on the Los Angeles Clippers
Blake Griffin (17.5 PPG, 37% FG% in his last two games) hasn’t been the same soul-crushing beast that started the series on fire, and Chris Paul (14.5 PPG, 33% FG% in his last two games) has hardly looked like the best point guard in the world, but the Clippers still came so close to ending the series even with their stars’ dip in play.
That’s because the Clippers’ supporting cast is coming up big late in the series. DeAndre Jordan followed up his monstrous 25-point, 18-rebound effort in Game 5 with nine and 19 in Game 6, while the backcourt bench duo of Jamal Crawford and Darren Collison have combined to score over 30 points in both games.
The Clippers now return home for Game 7. They were a great home team (34-7) in the regular season, and they’ve carried that over into the playoffs. The Clippers are averaging just under 119 PPG in their three home games, while shooting a shade under 45% from three and 49% overall, all top marks at home in the playoffs.
They Clippers won the last two home games by a total margin of 50 points, which has helped the over go 5-0 in their last five home games.
Writer’s Prediction
The Clippers love playing at home, and with likely bounce back games from Griffin and Paul, they’ll have too much offense for the Warriors in Game 7.
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